Technologies

Design and Technologies aims to develop the knowledge, understanding and skills to ensure that students:

become critical users of technologies, and designers and producers of designed solutions
can investigate, generate and critique designed solutions for sustainable futures
use design and systems thinking to generate innovative and ethical design ideas, and communicate these to a range of audiences
create designed solutions suitable for a range of contexts by creatively selecting and safely manipulating a range of materials, systems, components, tools and equipment
learn how to transfer the knowledge and skills from design and technologies to new situations
understand the roles and responsibilities of people in design and technologies occupations, and how they contribute to society.

design, create, manage and evaluate sustainable and innovative digital solutions to meet and redefine current and future needs
use computational thinking and the key concepts of abstraction; data collection, representation and interpretation; specification, algorithms and development to create digital solutions
apply systems thinking to monitor, analyse, predict and shape the interactions within and between information systems and the impact of these systems on individuals, societies, economies and environments
confidently use digital systems to efficiently and effectively automate the transformation of data into information and to creatively communicate ideas in a range of settings
apply protocols and legal practices that support safe, ethical and respectful communications and collaboration with known and unknown audiences.